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Law Cases

Our in-house law team, headed by Jack Kinsella an Oxford law graduate, has compiled a comprehensive list of 1725 case law summaries to help you with your studies.

Law cases by module

Name Reference Subtopic
Tool Metal v Tungsten Electric [1955] 1 WLR 761 (H.L.) Promissory Estoppel Cases
Combe v Combe [1951] 2 KB 215 Promissory Estoppel Cases
Central London Property v High Trees House [1947] KB 130 Promissory Estoppel Cases
Hughes v Metropolitan Rly [1877] 2 App Cas 439 Promissory Estoppel Cases
South Caribbean Trading Ltd v Trafigura Beheer BV [2005] 1 Lloyd's Rep 128 Performance of a Pre-existing Duty Cases
Re Selectmove [1995] 2 All ER 531 Performance of a Pre-existing Duty Cases
Scotson v Pegg [1861] 6 H & N 295; 158 ER 121 Performance of a Pre-existing Duty Cases
Foakes v Beer [1884] App Cas 605 Performance of a Pre-existing Duty Cases
Anangel Atlas v Ishikawajimi-Harima (No. 2) [1990] 2 LLR 526 Performance of a Pre-existing Duty Cases
Williams v Roffey Bros & Nicholls [1990] 1 All ER 512 Performance of a Pre-existing Duty Cases
Stilk v Myrick [1809] 2 Camp 317 Performance of a Pre-existing Duty Cases
New Zealand Shipping v Satterthwaite, The Eurymedon [1975] AC 154 Performance of a Pre-existing Duty Cases
Shadwell v Shadwell [1860] 9 CB (NS) 748, 142 ER 62 Performance of a Pre-existing Duty Cases
Williams v Williams [1957] 1 WLR 148 Performance of a Pre-existing Duty Cases
Ward v Byham [1956] 1 WLR 496 Performance of a Pre-existing Duty Cases
Glasbrook Bros v Glamorgan CC [1925] AC 270 Performance of a Pre-existing Duty Cases
PaO On v Lau Yiu [1980] AC 614 Consideration Cases
Re Casey’s Patents [1892] 1 Ch 104 Consideration Cases
Eastwood v Kenyon [1840] 11 Ad & E 438, 113 ER 482 Consideration Cases
Lampleigh v Braithwaite [1615] Hob 105, 80 ER 255 Consideration Cases
Lipkin Gorman v Karpnale [1992] 2 AC 548 Consideration Cases
Wade v Simeon [1846] 2 CB 548 Consideration Cases
Hamer v Sidway [1891] 124 NY 538 Consideration Cases
White v Bluett [1853] 23 LJ Ex 36 Consideration Cases
Chappell v Nestlé [1960] AC 87 Consideration Cases